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    "id": 1485391,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Bonchari, UPA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Charles Onchoke",
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    "content": " Hon. Temporary Speaker, I beg to move the following Motion: THAT, this House adopts the Report of the Committee on Delegated Legislation on the Inquiry into Irregular and Illegal Grant of Tax Exemptions to a Company under the Special Operating Framework Agreement, laid on the Table of the House on Thursday, 26th September 2024. Hon. Temporary Speaker, the inquiry was initiated following a request for Statement on the Floor of the House on 31st July 2024 by the Member for Kiambaa, Hon. John Njuguna Kawanjiku. He raised concerns about the legality and fairness of the exemptions. Upon request, Hon. Speaker referred the matter to the Committee on Delegated Legislation for its consideration, pursuant to Standing Order 44(2)(c). This is an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the grant of exemptions, the legal basis upon which the exemptions were given to the company, and the potential impact on the Government's revenue and local steel industry, among others issues. The Committee held a total of four sittings, during which it received oral and written submissions from various stakeholders including the Ministry of the National Treasury and Economic Planning, the The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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